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[ppccopener]

My perfect bat would have to be an extra wide one the way I'm playing at the moment.

To replicate how I was seeing them yesterday, try hitting a squash ball with a bamboo cane

Keep going mate play as straight as possible early on and try to 'get in' if that means watching a few go by outside off you normally want to hit watch them go past.
Things will turn around.and really really watch the ball.

[Northern monkey]

I've been lucky to have had a few perfect bats

My old ace grade two was special
Before that my DF magnum was also very very nice

More recently, I've had an affinity toro that was too good , it was almost dangerous in the way the ball rebounded off it.
My sons old affinity carbine was also super special, 2.7 with a huge middle/sweet spot and featherlight pickup.

But, my all time favourite is my old laver
I shaved the huge spine and edges to get the bat down to 2.9 and ended up scoring more in one season than is done in the previous ten, it was that good.

The only thing with super special bats, is they tend to not last for ever
No matter how hard you try to look after them, all it takes is one cheap and nasty ball to wreck it.

I've also had a truly special bat from a good friend, that I managed to split in half!
Not before I'd scored a few with it, and realised pros really do get special bats, that bear little to the ones joe public can buy

[Seniorplayer]

Yep certain  companies have a secret room where they keep there special bats  for pros eyes only.

[Calzehbhoy]

Yep certain  companies have a secret room where they keep there special bats  for pros eyes only.

Were you listening to Swanny on TMS by anychance?

[ppccopener]

I think in the last 5 years the bat that just 'felt right' and had a wonderful middle was the h4l hellfire I picked up on here and used for a few nets and this season. On Saturday it split in half. So yes @Northern monkey sods law says if it's that good it wont last 

Massive thanks to @simonmay5 for offering to send me one of his bats to use. Legend !   

[Mpt7]

The Original GM Purist Original LE.

Never had another bat come close.

true that!

shape was unreal - working my way to get to the trade section to find one of the collectors who might still have one

[adb club cricketer]

My current bat SS TON Gladiator, weighing 2.8.0 is my best bat. Picks up like a dream, and ping is the best among all bats I had. I also had a GM flare 505 which pings amazing except at very low down, however since most of the bowlers i bat against pitch up an awful lot, its a shame i cant use it and get maximum result. The Gladiator sends those full pitched ones to their rightful place , not to mention the short stuff as well.

[adb club cricketer]

I have to mention that in comparing pings of bats, we need to compare bats with similar weights. It has been my observation that for the good brands, the heavier bats will always ping good even for their low end models. So the real challenge is to have a bat that you can pick up easily (i.e. 2.8 for someone like me) and still have good ping. I had a Slazenger Jack Kallis ultimate which had one of the best and longest middles. However, due to its weight at 2.10 (heavy for me) and not having the best pickup, I couldn't use it..